Day 9 NaNo 2024

 

Notes: When I finished Day 5 of NaNo, I had a total of 11,040 words. I was not able to keep up with any notes this week, mostly due to the election. When I was not dealing with that, I had to go to the doctor for my six month check up, buy groceries, and deal with how I felt about the election. I managed to spend some time thinking about it, what I felt had happened, and how I really felt about it. I also had to deal with other people who needed to talk.  From there to now, I have written some decent words, the last two days doing just enough to finish scenes and get to a point where I wanted to stop a bit and read. So it's Day 9 and I have a total of 14,356 words. I have not posted this previously but when I get to the end of Part 1 in this book, I will be revising again. I try to revise and write new words every other day and I have managed to do that. But it's getting smaller as I struggle with developing character and put in a lot of other little details. I can't just have notes. I have to have it in the text. I don't want this draft to be too rough as I will be disenchanted with it. I have to see part of my vision. I cannot do crappy first drafts. I won't finish. I won't use them. This is a psychological thing, of course, but it is the way I work. However, I am working and will continue to post my notes here. I just feel I am going to end up with about 25,000 words for the entire month and not 50,000. Laughing. But I knew that. Today I only wrote about 380 new words, and yesterday I think it was only 640 words. So now I am winding down as I get into the story. My goal for NaNo was to create a new beginning for the old draft I had and I am doing that. So pleased. WORDS: 14,356 words MUSIC: I am still on Line of Fire by Junip. Remember my songs are for certain scenes and points in the draft. They are not just sound. Food: Blackeye Peas and Cornbread. A plain chicken sandwich. Lots of tea and water. Where: Working at my desk. Also in notebbok. Feelings: I am fair. I have not felt good today. I am crashing from the election.